Background
Singhania, Vijaypat was born on October 4, 1938 in Kanpur, India.
Singhania, Vijaypat was born on October 4, 1938 in Kanpur, India.
A keen aviator, Singhania holds the world record for highest altitude gained travelling in a hot air balloon, notably carried out at the age of 67. Singhania also holds a world record for his solo microlight flight from United Kingdom to India in 1998. Singhania has flight experience of over 5,000 hours.
To mark this occasion he was conferred the rank of Honorary
Air Commodore of the Indian Air Force. In 2005, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Aeronautical Club, and in 2006,the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award by the Government of India.
Singhania also wrote a book "An Angel in the Cockpit" account of his journey from the United Kingdom to India on a microlight aircraft in 1988. In March 2007 he was nominated to be Chairman of the Governing Council, Indian Institutes of Management Ahmedabad succeeding North.R. Narayana Murthy.
Member Federation Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (member trade delegation to Russia and Australia), executive committee Indian Wollen Mills' Federation.